Tourist Attractions & Monuments en Alsace

The stele surmounted by a statue of the Virgin, which we see on the edge of the road of Altkirch recalls that two young Illfurthois, possessed by the demon, were exorcisés in 1869 under the invocation of the Virgin Mary.

In a contemporary style, it was built between 1968 and 1970 and stands in the centre of the village. The week chapel contains a pietà of the th century. At the entrance you will notice a statue of the Virgin to the Child of the th century and above the altar, a group of Crucifixion.

In front of the 1742 th century steeple, the only remnant of the old church built in 1798, stands a monument representing Father Jean Bochelen, a child of Illfurth, a vicar in Seppois-le-Bas, and martyr of the French Revolution, shot in.

The Chapelle chapel, dated th century, is located at the entrance of the cemetery on the road to Heidwiller.

Its origins date back to the th century. The choir is the th century. It houses frescoes classified as Historical Monuments. On the edge of the Forêt forest you will discover Saint Brice Chapel, built in 1870 and expanded in 1925.

The little chapel Saint-Anne dating back to 1888, on the edge of the forest and on the outskirts of the village, inspires meditation and calm.

The Sentheim convalescence centre is in fact the old castle built by the Louis Bian industrialist in 1864. In 1935, the brothers of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu became owners and transformed the place into a resting house. Today, property of the Diaconate, its magnificent park houses white deer from Russia.

Biltzheim, former possession of the Habsburgs, is mentioned as early as 1275, but it was not until the 18th century that the Church of St. George was built there. It has many remarkable features, including a nave with side aisles dating from 1777 and a 19th-century porch tower. An altar, in baroque style, is dedicated to the education of the Virgin and Mary Magdalene. The 18th century tabernacle houses the ciborium and hosts and the carved and gilded wooden group represents St. George wrestling against the dragon.

Located on a former mining town, the land was transformed into a park in the 1950s. Since then, this place has been the happiness of several generations. A ride on the back of a pony is just one of the many activities that enchant children. Farm animals, chickens, sheep, geese, etc. are kept on site. At lunch break, picnic for all in the area near a small refreshment bar. With a restaurant in the process of being created and a covered outdoor area for receptions, the park is being modernized and will offer a magnificent and natural setting for ceremonies.

A walk along a dead arm of the Rhine with a variety of fish. This aquatic fauna is the pride of Biesheim, whose population used to live from fishing. This 45-minute trip is carried out in a flat-bottomed boat equipped with an electric motor under the guidance of boat guides who will tell you about the history of Biesheim and the characteristics of the flora and fauna that inhabit the Giessen. It's an enchantment!

In the heart of a forest at an altitude of more than 800 meters, 3,538 French soldiers are buried in this military cemetery, classified as a National Necropolis. A dignified burial for these men who died for France during the First World War, during the Battle of the Linge between July and October 1915, led by Marshal Joffre on the French side. A 13-meter high granite cross stands at the back of the cemetery as a tribute to these men and the suffering they endured.

This is still an important building, built by the famous architect Jean-Baptiste Schacre in the middle of the nineteenth. During World War II, the Nazis commandeered it and used it as a painting warehouse for the theater of Mulhouse. It is said that an employee of the city would have hidden a copy of the Torah in the wardrobe of the oratory to which he would have suspended a portrait of Hitler to hide the door. In 1959, donations from the Jewish community restored the building, classified under Historical Monuments in 1984.

More than a hundred, this public square of nearly 6,000 m ² at the foot of the Rebberg offers a break at the entrance to the city. Close to a legendary ginkgo and a playground for the toddlers, this is the famous «Schweissdissi» (the guy who won), monumental statue of a worker relying on his tool. In 1906 the sculpture was placed in the center of the Place of Réunion. Scandal! She showed her buttocks to all passers-by and disturbing public morals. It was therefore moved to the Tivoli Park where its modesty is respected since it turns to the groves that hide it half. Let's hope that the worker found a well deserved rest in this peaceful green!